\Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; ? beside,
near + ?, ?, the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.)
(a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the
    salivary gland near the ear.
(b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid
    gland.
{Parotid gland} (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated
   just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of
   the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the
   interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the
   upper jaw.

\Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.)
The parotid gland.